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<p>Al Shahania secured a fantastic 3-1 away victory over Al Sailiya in Week 9 of the QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Sunday.</p><p>Goals from Younes Darwish (20th minute), Saad Al Sowan (56th), and Claudio Vazquez (60th) were enough for the visitors, while Rachid Tiberkanine (42nd) scored for the home side.</p><p>Al Sailiya’s hopes of a straightforward encounter were dealt an early blow as Hamad Al Abidi received his marching orders for a tackle from behind on Kesse Amangoua.</p><p>It did not take long for Al Shahania to capitalise on their numerical advantage when Younes responded quickest to a corner and struck his header past the motionless opposition goalkeeper.</p><p>With the away side on top, 10-man Al Sailiya got a break just prior to half-time when Tiberkanine got on the scoresheet. A sweeping move down the right culminated in a quick exchange of passes before Nadir Belhadj found the reliable head of Rachid to bring the score level at the halfway mark.</p><p>A more energetic Al Shahania made their intentions clear straight from the off as they pushed for an early second-half goal. They did not have to wait long as they caught Al Sailiya on the counter-attack with a clever passing move that Saad turned home from close range.</p><p>Abdulqadir Adam thought he would got an immediate equaliser. However, Khalifa Al Dossari pulled off a wonderful save to spare his team’s blushes.</p><p>Only moments later came the moment of the night as Vazquez ran in on goal and audaciously lobbed the ball over the onrushing keeper from the edge of the area.</p><p>The three points will be huge for Al Shahania as the season progresses, while an early red card turned the game on its head for high-flying Al Sailiya.</p>